American Revolution

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  • French/Indian War

    This war is also known as the Seven Years War. This war caused a struggle between British and France. It began in 1754 and ended in 1763. The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America and those against France each side supported military units

  • Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was when an Act of Parliament of Great Britain set a tax for stamps on the British Colonies in America and required that many printed materials be on stamp paper which created revenue

  • Townshed Act

    The townshed acts were a series of British Parliament acts that affected the British in North America.

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre is also known as "The Incident on King Street" to the British. The British killed several people while being harassed by a group in Boston. This event was made very public by people like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. This event was caused by the Tea Act. This event was used to protest Parliaments' tax on tea lead by Samuel Adams where the popular "no taxation, without representation" came from.

  • Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were inflicting laws passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish colonists for their defiance. Which caused the changes to taxation.

  • First and Second Continental Congress

    The congress was originally a convention of delegates from British America who spoke at the peak of the American Revolution era, who spoke for the thirteen colonies. The first elected president elected for the Second Continental Congress was James Hancock.

  • Lexington and Concord

    The battles of Lexington and Concord took place in 1775 which began the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been strong throughout the original colonies and British authorities. These battles killed 73 people. 700 troops arrived in Lexington and announced their arrival, the British then made their way to Concord.

  • Publishing of "Common Sense"

    "Common Sense" was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It advocated persuasive, political arguments for independence from Great Britain. It encouraged people in the Thirteen Colonies to fight for their rights.